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17 Favourite Books of 2019: Desire, Memoirs & Bollywood

It is mid-year and time of the best-so-far lists. 2019 was quite…

review : magical women by sukanya venkatraghavan
Two South Asian SFF Books—Angry Goddesses, Witch Parties & Reborn Poets

India’s science fiction and fantasy scene is little explored, dominated so far by retellings…

Book review : Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
Things in Jars — Victorian Crime Novel with Circus Freaks, Pickled Babies & Irish Folklore

The year is 1863 and London is suffocating in crime, violence…

Book review : The Heavens by Sandra Newman
The Heavens is a literary fairytale of madness, time travel, dreams and alternate worlds

Kate and Ben fall in love at a rich girl’s party. It is the summer…

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The Red Circle Minis Feature Modern Japanese Stories

I have a fondness for books set in Japan. Why do I love…

Normal People by Sally Rooney
This Twitter Thread will Convince you to Read Sally Rooney’s Normal People

Normal People! Sally Rooney’s second book is one that makes you fall in love with…

Adele by Leila Slimani
Reading Leïla Slimani : a Sex crazed Woman and a Killing Nanny

Every once in a while, books that will make you take an all nighter in your adult life, get …

January 2019 book releases
The New Year New Books is a BLAST : Serial killers, Russian myths, Igbo beliefs and more

I felt 2018 was one of the best years in publishing. But January, 2019 has …

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Of buildings, food and cultural nuances; Two Books set in India

In January, I read two amazing books. Both revolve around buildings, coincidentally…